Events
Battles, foundings, treaties and turning points. Click a year to open the map at that moment.
16th century CE · 13
| 1509 |
Battle of Diu Battle
Portuguese naval victory over a Gujarati-Mamluk fleet. Portuguese naval supremacy in the Arabian Sea was established. |
Diu | Portuguese Estado da Índia |
| 1520 |
Krishnadevaraya takes Raichur Battle
Vijayanagara won the Raichur doab from Bijapur. |
Raichur | Tuluva Dynasty |
| 1526 |
First Battle of Panipat Battle
Babur defeats Ibrahim Lodi; the Mughal Empire begins. Ibrahim Lodi was killed and Babur founded the Mughal Empire. |
Panipat | Mughal Empire |
| 1527 |
Battle of Khanwa Battle
Babur defeats Rana Sanga. Babur defeated Rana Sanga's Rajput confederacy, securing Mughal rule in the north. |
Khanwa | Mughal Empire |
| 1529 |
Battle of the Ghaghra Battle
Babur defeated the Afghan chiefs of the east. |
Ghaghra river | Mughal Empire |
| 1539 |
Battle of Chausa Battle
Sher Shah defeats Humayun. Humayun was defeated and escaped by swimming the Ganga. |
Chausa | Sur Empire |
| 1540 |
Battle of Kannauj Battle
Sher Shah Suri defeats Humayun, who goes into exile. Humayun fled into exile and Sher Shah founded the Sur Empire. |
Kannauj | Sur Empire |
| 1555 |
Humayun recovers Delhi (Battle of Sirhind) Battle
Humayun regained his throne from the Surs. |
Sirhind | Mughal Empire |
| 1556 |
Second Battle of Panipat Battle
Akbar's forces defeat Hemu. Hemu was captured and killed, securing Akbar's throne. |
Panipat | Mughal Empire |
| 1565 |
Battle of Talikota Battle
Deccan Sultanates defeat Vijayanagara; Hampi sacked. Vijayanagara's army was routed and its capital Hampi was sacked. |
Talikota | Tuluva Dynasty |
| 1568 |
Akbar takes Chittorgarh Battle
Chittor fell and Rana Udai Singh moved his capital to Udaipur. |
Chittorgarh | Mughal Empire |
| 1576 |
Battle of Haldighati Battle
Maharana Pratap against Akbar's army under Man Singh. The Mughals held the field but Maharana Pratap escaped to continue resisting. |
Haldighati | Mewar (Sisodia) |
| 1576 |
Battle of Rajmahal: Mughals take Bengal Battle
Daud Khan Karrani was killed and Bengal became a Mughal province. |
Rajmahal | Mughal Empire |
17th century CE · 4
| 1612 |
Battle of Swally Battle
English defeat the Portuguese; Surat factory follows. The English defeated the Portuguese and won trading rights at Surat. |
Suvali near Surat | British East India Company |
| 1659 |
Shivaji kills Afzal Khan at Pratapgad Battle
Bijapur's army was routed and Shivaji's power grew. |
Pratapgad | |
| 1664 | Shivaji sacks Surat Battle | Surat | |
| 1671 |
Battle of Saraighat Battle
Lachit Borphukan's Ahom forces defeat the Mughal fleet on the Brahmaputra. The Ahoms defeated the Mughals, keeping Assam independent. |
Saraighat, Guwahati | Ahom Kingdom |
18th century CE · 17
| 1724 |
Battle of Shakar Kheda: Hyderabad State founded Battle
Nizam-ul-Mulk defeated the Mughal governor and founded Hyderabad State. |
Shakar Kheda | Hyderabad State (Nizams) |
| 1737 | Baji Rao raids Delhi Battle | Delhi | Maratha Empire |
| 1739 |
Nadir Shah sacks Delhi Battle
Peacock Throne and Koh-i-Noor carried off. Delhi was plundered and the Peacock Throne and Koh-i-Noor taken to Persia. |
Karnal / Delhi | Mughal Empire |
| 1741 |
Battle of Colachel Battle
Travancore defeats the Dutch East India Company. Travancore defeated the Dutch, ending Dutch ambitions in Kerala. |
Colachel | Travancore |
| 1742 | Maratha (Bargi) raids on Bengal Battle | Murshidabad | Nawabs of Bengal |
| 1746 | French capture Madras (First Carnatic War) Battle | Chennai | French India |
| 1749 |
Battle of Ambur Battle
Anwaruddin Khan was killed; Chanda Sahib, backed by the French, took Arcot. |
Ambur | Carnatic (Nawabs of Arcot) |
| 1751 |
Siege of Arcot Battle
Clive's defence of Arcot turned the Second Carnatic War in Britain's favour. |
Arcot | Carnatic (Nawabs of Arcot) |
| 1757 |
Battle of Plassey Battle
Clive defeats Siraj ud-Daulah; Company rule begins in Bengal. Siraj ud-Daulah was defeated and Mir Jafar became a Company-backed nawab. |
Palashi | British East India Company |
| 1760 |
Battle of Wandiwash Battle
British defeat the French. French power in India was broken. |
Vandavasi | British East India Company |
| 1761 |
Third Battle of Panipat Battle
Ahmad Shah Durrani defeats the Marathas. The Marathas were crushed by Ahmad Shah Durrani and their northward expansion checked. |
Panipat | Maratha Empire |
| 1764 |
Battle of Buxar Battle
Company defeats Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daula and Shah Alam II. The Company defeated Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daula and Shah Alam II together. |
Buxar | British East India Company |
| 1767 | First Anglo-Mysore War Battle | Mysore | Kingdom of Mysore |
| 1775 | First Anglo-Maratha War begins Battle | Pune | Maratha Empire |
| 1780 |
Battle of Pollilur Battle
Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan destroyed a Company force under Colonel Baillie. |
Pollilur | Kingdom of Mysore |
| 1795 |
Battle of Kharda Battle
Last joint Maratha victory, over Hyderabad. The Marathas defeated the Nizam of Hyderabad. |
Kharda | Maratha Empire |
| 1799 |
Fall of Srirangapatna Battle
Tipu Sultan killed in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War. Tipu Sultan was killed and the Wodeyars were restored as Company allies. |
Srirangapatna | Kingdom of Mysore |
19th century CE · 9
| 1803 |
Battle of Assaye Battle
Second Anglo-Maratha War. Arthur Wellesley defeated the combined Scindia and Bhonsle armies. |
Assaye | British East India Company |
| 1814 |
Anglo-Nepal War: siege of Nalapani Battle
The Gorkha garrison under Balbhadra Kunwar held out before withdrawing. |
Nalapani, Dehradun | Kingdom of Nepal — expansion era |
| 1817 |
Battle of Khadki Battle
The Peshwa's army was defeated near Pune. |
Khadki | Maratha Empire |
| 1824 |
Kittur revolt against the Company Battle
Rani Chennamma won an early victory but was captured in a second assault. |
Kittur | |
| 1839 |
First Anglo-Afghan War begins Battle
Shah Shuja was installed in Kabul, but British forces were destroyed in 1842. |
Kabul | Emirate of Afghanistan |
| 1842 |
British retreat from Kabul Battle
Almost the entire retreating British column was annihilated. |
Gandamak | Emirate of Afghanistan |
| 1845 |
First Anglo-Sikh War Battle
The Sikhs ceded the Jullundur Doab and paid an indemnity. |
Ferozeshah | Sikh Empire |
| 1858 | Rani Lakshmibai falls at Gwalior Battle | Gwalior | |
| 1878 | Second Anglo-Afghan War Battle | Kabul | Emirate of Afghanistan |
20th century CE · 11
| 1944 |
Battles of Imphal and Kohima Battle
The INA fought alongside Japanese forces. Allied victory; the Japanese and INA were forced to retreat. |
Kohima | British Raj (Crown Rule) |
| 1947 | First Kashmir war Battle | Srinagar | |
| 1962 |
Sino-Indian War Battle
China declared a ceasefire after advancing in the east and in Aksai Chin. |
Tawang | Republic of India |
| 1965 |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Battle
The war ended in a UN-backed ceasefire. |
Lahore sector | Republic of India |
| 1971 |
Bangladesh Liberation War Battle
Bangladesh became an independent nation. |
Eastern front | Republic of India |
| 1971 |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Battle
Pakistan's Eastern Command surrendered on 16 December 1971. |
Dhaka | Republic of India |
| 1979 | Soviet intervention in Afghanistan Battle | Kabul | Afghanistan |
| 1983 | Sri Lankan civil war begins Battle | Jaffna | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
| 1984 | Operation Blue Star Battle | Amritsar | Republic of India |
| 1996 | Civil war begins in Nepal Battle | Rolpa | Kingdom of Nepal |
| 1999 |
Kargil War Battle
India recaptured the heights that had been occupied. |
Kargil | Republic of India |